“Great” in Japanese
Short answer
Great in Japanese is “偉い” (erai). Full meaning: great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe.
Other ways to say “Great” in Japanese
グレート
gureeto great; grate
偉大
idai great, grand, magnificent, outstanding, mighty
曾
hii great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
洪大
koudai great, immense
多大
tadai great (quantity, amount, etc.), huge, enormous, serious
大きい
ookii big, large, great; loud; extensive, spacious
大きな
ookina big, large, great
豪い
erai great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
ひい
hii great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
えらい
erai great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
エラい
erai great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary; distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous; awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe
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